Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-21

quiet Rose looked over towards the depot
IN search of the gilt chain, that being up
permost in her mind. The passengers had
all gone their several ways, except two
these were lady and gentleman.
There was cloud OF dust, a carriage
drove up, and, amid shower of greetings,
the lady was helped in, and Immediately
driven off. Rose came to the conclusion
that the tall gentleman must be the nephew
aforesaid, who, espying Miss Patty's turn
out, came over.
Excuse me, madam, but l believe this
| is Miss Patty Slocum's rig, is il not, and did
she send you down for me?"
I'm in for it now," thought Rose; he
| thinks I'm the hired girl, no doubt, but I'll
carry it through or die, for the girls would
make laughing stock of me"
| Aloud she said: You can Jump in il
you like. Miss Slocum will be out pres
emily She is in the Postoffice, and / ex-
pect her every minute, now"
| himself beside her, and, with polite AL
low me" he took the reins from her hands.
| Miss Patty's watchful eyes had taken in
all that occurred outside and now appeared
| at the open door.
III be there in just three minutes.
| Tom; just make yourself agreeable to the
young miss; she's going to help me bit
Tor week or So"
I'm wait three hours, aunty, if you
like; I'm not at all in hurry - and the
brown eyes were as full of mischief as
| those of Rose. Roses were as blue as the
| sky, though they might have been green or
yellow for all the glimpse Tom could get of
them.
He was mentally matchmaking sunbon-
nets of all descriptions, and wondering if
the man who invented them was dead vet
| If not, he wanted to make target of him
| Immediately. AS the being beneath the
| Ito him) hideous structure was rather
| quiet, he concluded 10 bide his time, and
| II 1t proved interesting he meant to have all
the fun possible during his two weeks
| stay. He soliloquized thus: Now, Auntv
| is as sharp as steel trap, and if this little
| piece here does not toe the mark she won't
have her around, but We'll fix things. /
| wish she'd throw back that COMPOUNDED
headgear and let a fellow see what she is
| like"
Presently Miss Patty, having completed
| her purchases, stepped out, and was handed
| into the wagon by the clerk, he being glad
of an excuse to satisfy his curiosity regard
ing the occupants of the front seat.
The sun by this time was getting very
hot, and Miss Patty told Tom to drive
along right smart, as she had dinner to get
l
Why, yes. Aunty, know the precise
distance; why shouldn't l, when | lived
| here so many years; seems as though you
! have more enterprising folks about here
! than there were three years ago."
Wall. yes you see, since them seminary
| girls came, seems as though it is livelier
about here; you know they built the semi
nary the fall you went away"
Old Doane did her best, and within half
| hon Il
house with green blinds and lovely trees
| and immense rose bushes. "Jest drive
around to the back, Tom, I've got lot of
traps, and 1 don't like to lug 'em clear
! through the house." Having done as he
was desired, he sprang nimbly to the
| ground, helped Miss Patty out, then handed
| her the bundles, and lastly gave Rose a
| firm, good-sized hand and very awkwardly
knocked off that terrible bonnet. Rose I'M
| tied the strings TO get little air during the
| drive home. The blue eyes looked defiance
at the brown ones, while the brown ones
had look that pleaded 81 I'll never do it
| again, please, ma am"
Rose followed Miss Patty into the house,
while Tom attended to old Doane Every
| thing was as neat as a pin in the little
kitchen. The low stuffed rockers were in
| viting, and Rose sat down. Having found
her tongue she went into raptures over
everything she saw.
! What dear little place you have, so
| old-fashioned and so home-like. Let me
pare those apples for YOU, I'll do it ever so
thin" Having finished her task she went
J from one thing to another, and her bright
ways and light step soon won Miss Patty's
esteem, and Rose had firm friend forever
! after.
| Tom was astonished at the clear, pretty
face as he tipped the bonnet off her head
and he mentally resolved to be on his good
behavior, for, as he told old Doane out in
the barn Blue eyes, brown hair, short
and plump, and will of her own, which
shows itself in their blue DEPTHS :;
full of fun, though. In fact, Doane. if
you II help me to manage it, and don't tell
aunty until it's all fixed, we'll marry her
That is, OF course, providing she isn't
| spoken for before this, and will have US,
you know"
Doane neighed as though she understood
everything, and Tom gave her whole
peck of oats in his observation-disclosures
Two-three weeks glided by. Tom was
model Of good behavior. Miss Patty was
delighted at the success of her preserving.
Rose learned the art of butter-maKing and
| she made Tom pick cherries, and in a hun
dred ways made himself generally useful ::
and though he protested he was sintully
abused, he could not keep out ofthe kitchen.
When the three weeks were up Rose de-
cided 10 tell Miss Patty that she was only
seminary girl and that she must go
home to spend the holidays.
I'll tell you what, Rose,if you and Tom
| here will hitch horses, you might stay right
| along"
Hurrah for Aunt Patty ~ shouted Tom,
what do you say, Rose, will you be my
wife,"
"Oh, Tom Slocum, have not known
! you but three weeks; besides, what would
my folks say? And don'tyou know, Tom,
the old saying, that a change of name and
not of letter. is q change for worse and not
for better? | am only q school girl, Tom,
and would make you mad-cap wife"
I'll soon tame you laughed Tom.
We will write to father and muther-you
see | claim them already-and don't want
my wife to be too learned. Say yes, Rose,
darling, and l will attend to all difficult
ties, and the old saying won't be true in
| our case
Aunt Patty, who meanwhile sat stoning
cherries, now spoke again Tom is good
boy, Rose, and you might do a great sight
worse, sides l want to see him settled in
life before l die"
Well, you are both so determined you
may have me- Tom, for better or for worse,
mind, warn you, it might be for the
worse"
We'll take ell the risks" cried happy
Tom Slocum.
So in just a month from that day, Rose
Stoneleigh became the bride of Tom So-
cum, and happier couple never existed,
and her five bridesmaids were the girls that
sat on the veranda of the hotel. Though
some of them are grandmothers now, they
never forget their wild little leader, Rose
Stoneleigh.-Adi Farmer.